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almost like he has been liberated by this final election, never facing the voters again in his life. it is interesting because he doesn't have a huge mandate but there is so much energy on the democratic side right now and high hopes for this term that the challenges are so steep for him in the reality of the political math and whether he has the votes to pass a far-researching agenda. >>shepard: whether he has mandate or the votes these were the promises he made, not so much on gun control, that wasn't part of the campaign at the time the polls were different. >> climate. we are just not going to see a carbon tax, it went down several years ago like a stone. many democrats lost in 2010 because of health square and stimulus and the cap and trade vote. we will not see banning of ammunitions or weaponry. we have hoped there is some kind of conscience us. >>shepard: you think no chance for large capacity magazines? >> the numbers do not exist on republican or democrat. >>shepard: closing the gun show loophole? >> the polls show a change in support. >>shepard: if we stuck with the polls
almost like he has been liberated by this final election, never facing the voters again in his life. it is interesting because he doesn't have a huge mandate but there is so much energy on the democratic side right now and high hopes for this term that the challenges are so steep for him in the reality of the political math and whether he has the votes to pass a far-researching agenda. >>shepard: whether he has mandate or the votes these were the promises he made, not so much on gun...
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this is a moment you predicted on election day what happened. what are your thoughts overall? >> bob: as a progressive, a great populist speech. it would remind me of what taft would have said and huey long would have said. it is a -- for those of us on the left, it was a reaffirming speech. it was one that, where he underscored what he has been saying all along. there is a place for government. government does help a lot of people get places. we don't agree on that obviously, but -- >> dana: do you think that has s what he has been saying all along? if you compare the 2008 speech to this one, it's the same? >> bob: what i would say in this without sour grapes. in 2008 he tried to break across the gridlock and he didn't get anywhere so now he will go alone. >> eric: a lot of people on the right said he thinks he has a mandate because he was re-elected. his speech sounded like i have a mandate for the next term, the next four years. he talked about gay rights and climb change. weeping entitlement off the table. equal pay and immigration. those are things we'll hear in the next
this is a moment you predicted on election day what happened. what are your thoughts overall? >> bob: as a progressive, a great populist speech. it would remind me of what taft would have said and huey long would have said. it is a -- for those of us on the left, it was a reaffirming speech. it was one that, where he underscored what he has been saying all along. there is a place for government. government does help a lot of people get places. we don't agree on that obviously, but --...
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the mouse and somebody who as really engineered the republican takeover of the house back in the 1994 elections, speak to what you advise republicans to do in dealing with the president? because he's going to come out saying it's all the republicans fault they won't work with me. >> first of all shall every republican should take the two quotes you've given them tonight. post them on their website, every single house and senate republican and say i am very impressed with this earlier vision of barack obama. i think that he had it right. it's unpatriotic, it's immoral, it is wrong and therefore, i'm going to do my part and my role to make sure that we fix it. now, i would love to see every house republican go to the house right at the center of the capitol, in the rotunda, is a copy of the mag na carta, 1215, almost 800, 900 years ago, in 1215, the nobles said to the king, you cannot spend money that we don't approve raising and the king was in a weak position and said, yes. and all of the legislative branch rose out of that historic moment and the legislature has every right to say we're not go
the mouse and somebody who as really engineered the republican takeover of the house back in the 1994 elections, speak to what you advise republicans to do in dealing with the president? because he's going to come out saying it's all the republicans fault they won't work with me. >> first of all shall every republican should take the two quotes you've given them tonight. post them on their website, every single house and senate republican and say i am very impressed with this earlier...
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., elections and inaugurations are the regular heartbeat of the nation. they have not emphasized the historical significance. they began the address with these words. >> we start today a celebration of freedom. >> the first president bush had the same theme calling it democracy's big day. >> a good place to talk as neighbors and friends. this is a day when the nation is made whole, differences are suspended. >> democrats and republicans side-by-side as they take an oath to uphold and defend the constitution swearing on the bible. others prefer family bible. on sunday he placed hand on the bible from the first lady family. today, he swore on lincoln's bible and that of martin luther king whose birthday is celebrated today. many believe that george washington added a phrase that is not in the official oath itself, saying so help me god. most other presidents chose to receive as president obama did today. >> the oath i have sworn before you today, like one recited by others in this capital, was an oath to god and country. not party or faction. >> there have
., elections and inaugurations are the regular heartbeat of the nation. they have not emphasized the historical significance. they began the address with these words. >> we start today a celebration of freedom. >> the first president bush had the same theme calling it democracy's big day. >> a good place to talk as neighbors and friends. this is a day when the nation is made whole, differences are suspended. >> democrats and republicans side-by-side as they take an oath...
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the mouse and somebody who as really engineered the republican takeover of the house back in the 1994 elections, speak to what you advise republicans to do in dealing with the president? because he's going to come out saying it's all the republicans fault they won't work with me. >> first of all shall every republican should take the two quotes you've given them tonight. post them on their website, every single house and senate republican and say i am very impressed with this earlier vision of barack obama. i think that he had it right. it's unpatriotic, it's immoral, it is wrong and therefore, i'm going to do my part and my role to make sure that we fix it. now, i would love to see every house republican go to the house right at the center of the capitol, in the rotunda, is a copy of the mag na carta, 1215, almost 800, 900 years ago, in 1215, the nobles said to the king, you cannot spend money that we don't approve raising and the king was in a weak position and said, yes. and all of the legislative branch rose out of that historic moment and the legislature has every right to say we're not go
the mouse and somebody who as really engineered the republican takeover of the house back in the 1994 elections, speak to what you advise republicans to do in dealing with the president? because he's going to come out saying it's all the republicans fault they won't work with me. >> first of all shall every republican should take the two quotes you've given them tonight. post them on their website, every single house and senate republican and say i am very impressed with this earlier...
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>> a sigh of relief, 75 days after a tough re-election victory over republican mitt romney but right back to work for a president getting regular updates on the terror attack in algeria a reminder of the grave threat from al qaeda, one of many looming second-term challenges hanging over the swearing in where the aides say the address will bring the nation together. >> people here in washington need to seek common ground he will make that point. >> there are other signs suggesting the opposite such as defiant tone at the news conference last week and a new group made up of fore campaign aides now planning to pressure congress. >> i was surprised this week to see him transition the campaign committee into an ongoing campaign-style effort to have an impact on the washington debate because it doesn't seem the lesson of the first term that worked out very well. >> those battles begin again on tuesday, for now it is pomp and circumstance. >> starting with vice president biden getting sworn in after 8:00 a.m. because justice sotomayor had to rush to new york city for a book signing. >> we w
>> a sigh of relief, 75 days after a tough re-election victory over republican mitt romney but right back to work for a president getting regular updates on the terror attack in algeria a reminder of the grave threat from al qaeda, one of many looming second-term challenges hanging over the swearing in where the aides say the address will bring the nation together. >> people here in washington need to seek common ground he will make that point. >> there are other signs...
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and there are consequences to elections. we have an administration now that has the pressure on them to create jobs and to create growth in the economy. and i'm not so sure that that's going to take place. i'm hoping it does so that we don't have to borrow from our 401(k). but these are times that really need to be taken seriously. >> arthel: the take away, is if you have to, go out there and try to find a second or part-time job and try somehow to find ways to cut savings -- your overhead in other departments and try to avoid dipping into thebut we know some people don't have an option. kyle, i enjoy talking to you, as usual. but i have to go now. so thank you. hello to all the folks in san diego. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> rick: time to come inside. before you dish out thousands of bucks at a new laptop computer, check out this one. what happened? i pressed the wrong button. very cool, it's like a tab left and a laptop all in one. consumer is here with a breakdown on which ones will give you the best value for y
and there are consequences to elections. we have an administration now that has the pressure on them to create jobs and to create growth in the economy. and i'm not so sure that that's going to take place. i'm hoping it does so that we don't have to borrow from our 401(k). but these are times that really need to be taken seriously. >> arthel: the take away, is if you have to, go out there and try to find a second or part-time job and try somehow to find ways to cut savings -- your...
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different perspectives, advance what they think is in the best interest of the people they've been elected to represent. and then negotiate from that standpoint to find common ground. if you got individual legislators driven by their own sense of personal security based on whether they'll be able to pay their bills on time, they may abandon some of the perspectives they should otherwise be use to go drive them to get things done. >> gretchen: fair point. let's see what the american people think right now. here is a fox news poll. the vast majority say government spending out of control. look at that. 83%. there is another poll that says this, that they should raise the debt limit again in congress, only after major cuts happen first. 69%. so obviously, congressman, we're gotting not just republicans agreeing with that, but a significant portion of democrats to get up to 69%. what do you say about that? >> i think there is two points here. one, as it relates to the debt ceiling, it's not a forward-looking vehicle that authorizes the president or the congress to spend additional money. it's
different perspectives, advance what they think is in the best interest of the people they've been elected to represent. and then negotiate from that standpoint to find common ground. if you got individual legislators driven by their own sense of personal security based on whether they'll be able to pay their bills on time, they may abandon some of the perspectives they should otherwise be use to go drive them to get things done. >> gretchen: fair point. let's see what the american people...
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it means in the current political environment is he made very clear that he just didn't win the last election. he believes he has a mandate. he believes he is going to be very aggressive in the days ahead. he was talking about taking action on climate change, immigration reform and at a time when everyone in washington is talking about debt and deficits. he also gave a very rigorous defense of entitlement spending, take a listen. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid security, these things do not sap our initiative. they strengthen us. [ applause ] they do not make us a nation of takers. they free us to take the risks that make this country great. [ applause ] >> now, interesting as well that the white house put out a tweet about another part of the speech where he said, quote: our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are tweeted like anyone else under the law. what's significant about this it's the first time any u.s. president has used the word gay in an inaugural address. you will remember it was only a few months ago the president cam
it means in the current political environment is he made very clear that he just didn't win the last election. he believes he has a mandate. he believes he is going to be very aggressive in the days ahead. he was talking about taking action on climate change, immigration reform and at a time when everyone in washington is talking about debt and deficits. he also gave a very rigorous defense of entitlement spending, take a listen. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare...
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they elected more or less the same house. a lot of people re-elected back so when while they see other people are doing bad job their own congressman they see as doing pretty good. >> heather: we begin another four years. thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> gregg: coming up, we have a jam packed newscast including advocates for gun rights holding rallies nationwide. we'll tell you about the latest push to protect the second amendment. >> heather: plus new concerns for vital source of income for millions of americans. is the standoff over the debt ceiling threatening social security. >> gregg: lance armstrong showing a sign you rarely see from him. why emotions were running hard in the second part of his interview with oprah winfrey. for over 60,000 california foster children, nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any
they elected more or less the same house. a lot of people re-elected back so when while they see other people are doing bad job their own congressman they see as doing pretty good. >> heather: we begin another four years. thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> gregg: coming up, we have a jam packed newscast including advocates for gun rights holding rallies nationwide. we'll tell you about the latest push to protect the second amendment. >> heather: plus new concerns for...
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the president has been far more confrontational after the election. in fact, excuse me, "new york times" article yesterday interviewing a bunch of his friends where one of the takeaways from his friends and aides, he would be quote, more bloody-minded about republicans. recent stories in both the post and "l.a. times" and "new york times" where his aids felt aides felt he was liberated in his section term. liberated from what? take on political opposition and focus on defeating the republicans in the fourth fourth election. most presidents say they're liberated. i'm never on the ballot again. i can work with people to bring together big purposes. the president has much smaller objective. let me beat use my power to beat my political opposition into submission and that never has a happy ending. bill: democrats believe that on the hill also and what do you portend? >> democrats will increasingly looking out after themselves. they don't have a good, cordial strong personal relationship with the president. they applaud him. ran on the same ticket with him
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not the election of the first president, but the election of its second president. the peaceful transfer of power is what will separate our country from every other country in the world. so today we celebrate the 57th inauguration of the american president, find the good and praise him. now, it is my honor -- it is my honor to enter introduce justice sonja sotomayor. will everyone please stand. [cheers] >> mr. vice president, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, joseph r. by then do solemnly swear, that i will support and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic that i will bear true and safety and the legions and take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties on which i am about to enter. so help you god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [applause] [patriotic music playing] >> it is my pleasure to introduce renowned musical artist james taylor. [applause] ♪ ♪ [james taylor singing "america the beautiful"] ♪ ♪ [applause] >
not the election of the first president, but the election of its second president. the peaceful transfer of power is what will separate our country from every other country in the world. so today we celebrate the 57th inauguration of the american president, find the good and praise him. now, it is my honor -- it is my honor to enter introduce justice sonja sotomayor. will everyone please stand. [cheers] >> mr. vice president, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, joseph r....
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said a moment ago, the islamists have been present in algeria for some time. 20 years ago they won the elections there. the military had to come in to take over the government to prevent them from assuming power. this phenomenon didn't happen overnight. it has been building in the arab world. rise of fundamentalist islam, the rise of radical politicized islam. we've seen its manifestation in a number of different ways including al qaeda. but it is broad and it's deep and the idea we can simply say as we've done the past four years the on terror is over, al qaeda is defeated, we don't have to worry about it, we can cut our defense budget without limit, we're seeing right now, right in front of us the danger of this kind of thinking. martha: what should we do? you know, if americans are still being held and this is a very fuzzy situation right now what should the reaction be? >> i think we need to get some clarity what's going on the ground but i think what it also shows you can't wait for this kind of event to happen before you plan in advance. i think we blindsided by the attack in benghazi, by
said a moment ago, the islamists have been present in algeria for some time. 20 years ago they won the elections there. the military had to come in to take over the government to prevent them from assuming power. this phenomenon didn't happen overnight. it has been building in the arab world. rise of fundamentalist islam, the rise of radical politicized islam. we've seen its manifestation in a number of different ways including al qaeda. but it is broad and it's deep and the idea we can simply...
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we won the election. martha: what is fascinating, bob, mary katherine, jump in on this, very little discussion about the economy. very little discussion about jobs. when he started talking about climate change, am i living in the same, you know world in terms of what is going on? because you can, we could argue about climate change and taub about the environment on a important issue no doubt but is that a priority issue when talking finite space of the inaugural address is that where you want it spend your capital, mary katherine? >> he likes to give an overarching speech and a pretty speech to lay down some more historical markers. i think that is the point of this. i think he feels unleashed as liberal. better couching things in centrist teams even though his beliefs are liberal. when it comes to climate change and economy and jobs it felt like that was a gaping hole. if you're not so concerned about the debt, many americans are, sometimes rank it second in their concerns but certainly the economy and j
we won the election. martha: what is fascinating, bob, mary katherine, jump in on this, very little discussion about the economy. very little discussion about jobs. when he started talking about climate change, am i living in the same, you know world in terms of what is going on? because you can, we could argue about climate change and taub about the environment on a important issue no doubt but is that a priority issue when talking finite space of the inaugural address is that where you want...
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he's won re-election. he has four years to get done what he wants to do. we heard in the inaugural address that he seems to have moved -- well he seems to be pushing some more liberal positions than he espoused earlier. you have senators like tim johnson of south dakota. mark udall of colorado, maryland drew of lashes all of the democratic senators, all of them from states that do not favor increasing restrictions on john sales. >> then also you have members of congress that are up for re-election, and some of these are blue dog democrats. when people go to the polls if they do not vote their conscience and vote for their constituents, people at the polls are going to give them pain of defeat. when it comes to god in certain states and when it comes to guns people do not go against the grain of what they believe in. so i think that the dscc and harry reid should stand firm and not follow the president's liberal agenda on this. but you do have a strong gun lobby in washington d.c., those mountainses for gun control and seeing pastors for gun control it's go
he's won re-election. he has four years to get done what he wants to do. we heard in the inaugural address that he seems to have moved -- well he seems to be pushing some more liberal positions than he espoused earlier. you have senators like tim johnson of south dakota. mark udall of colorado, maryland drew of lashes all of the democratic senators, all of them from states that do not favor increasing restrictions on john sales. >> then also you have members of congress that are up for...
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the election's over. suddenly keystone looks okay. fracking not so bad. >> environmentalists are going to go crazy. they will oppose this big time with everything they've got. the question is, will the president for the first time reverse course on a major policy issue? >>brian: those people who are progreen energy are not necessarily natural gas because it burns clean? >> america reduced its carbon emissions over the last few years because we switched to natural gas and away from coal and oil in our utility plants. environmentalists, the global warmers should really be in favor of more natural gas. get out there and frack because it is good for emissions. >>gretchen: thanks for the good news. you know at the top of the show i usually say on a friday, tgif. thank god it's friday. if you miss a second of "fox & friends," you can miss a lot. stick around. here's a look at a week of "fox & friends." >>steve: "fox & friends" starts now. did i miss my cue? >> who gave the longests inaugural address? >> bill clinton. >> which president was
the election's over. suddenly keystone looks okay. fracking not so bad. >> environmentalists are going to go crazy. they will oppose this big time with everything they've got. the question is, will the president for the first time reverse course on a major policy issue? >>brian: those people who are progreen energy are not necessarily natural gas because it burns clean? >> america reduced its carbon emissions over the last few years because we switched to natural gas and away...
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now, one of the people that is thought to be a competitor to the democrats in the next presidential election is governor chris christie of new jersey. recently the nra took out an add saying that president obama is a hypocrite because he sends his children to school protected by armed guards and that he doesn't want armed guards at other schools. christie didn't like that ad by the nra and said this. >> don't be dragging people's children into this. it's wrong. and i think it demeans them. and it makes them less of a valid, trusted source of information on the real issues that confront this debate. >> so what did you think? >> well, a reasonable objection to the nra, remember, he is from new jersey, a blue state. he has got to get reelected this year. and he has a legitimate beef with the ad. i frankly think the underlying point of the nra ad accurate one. there is is elite in america which is comfortable with having guards in private schools and is dismissive of the idea that we ought to have people with, you know, law enforcement officials with guns available in other schools as well. is h
now, one of the people that is thought to be a competitor to the democrats in the next presidential election is governor chris christie of new jersey. recently the nra took out an add saying that president obama is a hypocrite because he sends his children to school protected by armed guards and that he doesn't want armed guards at other schools. christie didn't like that ad by the nra and said this. >> don't be dragging people's children into this. it's wrong. and i think it demeans...
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and less confrontational attitude towards that they try to >>> a lot of people never thought he was elected in the first place, and today, tracking poll, three day running average, 49% for obama. he was at 67% in the polls four years ago. 18-point decline from that. when operating is not designed to make it more popular and bring the country together. >> bill: now, one of the people that is thought to be a competitor to the democrats in the next presidential election is governor chris christie of new jersey. recently nra took out an ad saying president obama was a hypocrite because he sends his children to school protected by armed guards and that he doesn't want armed guards in other schools. christie didn't like that ad by the nra and said this. >> don't be dragging peoples' children into this. it's wrong z i think it's a means that makes them less of a valid, trusted source of information on the real issues. that confront this debate. >> what did you think? >> well, a reasonable objection to nra. remember, he's from new jersey. a blue state. he's got to get reelected this year. he has a
and less confrontational attitude towards that they try to >>> a lot of people never thought he was elected in the first place, and today, tracking poll, three day running average, 49% for obama. he was at 67% in the polls four years ago. 18-point decline from that. when operating is not designed to make it more popular and bring the country together. >> bill: now, one of the people that is thought to be a competitor to the democrats in the next presidential election is governor...
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. >> well, before we get our outraged pan tees in a bunch, it is an elective that the seniors and the juniors can take if they choose to do so. so it is maybe brainwashing, but not at the level. >> what if they were korean or black? >> i would take that class. until a white male. that's what we do. >> and a feminist. >> no, no. >> jedediah bila discusses her new book, "how to solve the fiscal crisis." and why did oxygen can sell all of my baby's llamas. spoiler alert, some reason. for the new mattress models but sleep train's huge year end clearance is ending soon. for a short time, save hundreds on tempur-pedic mattresses. get the most highly-recommended bed in america at closeout prices. plus, get interest-free financing and free same-day delivery. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance is ending soon. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> that is true. anyway, enough about jedediah. you will never know johnny low who was supposed to start a reality show called all my babies
. >> well, before we get our outraged pan tees in a bunch, it is an elective that the seniors and the juniors can take if they choose to do so. so it is maybe brainwashing, but not at the level. >> what if they were korean or black? >> i would take that class. until a white male. that's what we do. >> and a feminist. >> no, no. >> jedediah bila discusses her new book, "how to solve the fiscal crisis." and why did oxygen can sell all of my baby's...
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is he a little more in your face than he was before the election. just real quick, rosen, you have seen that change? >> yeah. and i think the nomination of chuck hagel shows it. >> bill: okay. now, cammeron, you have some inside stuff on the gun control battle. go. >> yeah. we're sort of looking past the inaugural into what happens after that the president is going to go right back to the campaign trail. lots of the same sort of pomp and circumstance out with the folks that we saw during the actual election year campaign. it will be about the gun agenda as well as immigration and climate change in the debt ceiling where the gun issue is concerned, we will see rallies and town halls and lots of big gun control type money on tv screens. on the other side of all of this the national rifle association is planning a big ad blitz on its own. first one on the web started in the last day or so. it busts the president for hypocrisy because is he skeptical about the idea of armed guards in schools while his kids go to a private school here in d.c. by the way
is he a little more in your face than he was before the election. just real quick, rosen, you have seen that change? >> yeah. and i think the nomination of chuck hagel shows it. >> bill: okay. now, cammeron, you have some inside stuff on the gun control battle. go. >> yeah. we're sort of looking past the inaugural into what happens after that the president is going to go right back to the campaign trail. lots of the same sort of pomp and circumstance out with the folks that we...
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many republicans say hey, elections have consequences. they will defer to the president unless his pick is considered way outside the mainstream of legal thoughts. >> it should be an extraordinary step to filibuster a supreme court nominee, really a nominee to any court, and whether there are 40 votes to do that for a more progressive nominee i think remains to be seen. >> reporter: supreme court picks are, of course, one of the most parts of enenduring presidential legacy, sure to endure for decades after a president leaves office. >> it will be interesting to watch the next four years and see what happens, won't it? >> reporter: we're on it. >> shannon, thank you. >>> a startling report in the "new york times" about north korea and mobile missile launchers that the country is suddenly moving around, some carrying a new generation of powerful rockets. officials say they may not be ready for some time. this discovery really has washington on high alert. a columnest at forest.com joins us and he's the author of nuclear show down. welace th
many republicans say hey, elections have consequences. they will defer to the president unless his pick is considered way outside the mainstream of legal thoughts. >> it should be an extraordinary step to filibuster a supreme court nominee, really a nominee to any court, and whether there are 40 votes to do that for a more progressive nominee i think remains to be seen. >> reporter: supreme court picks are, of course, one of the most parts of enenduring presidential legacy, sure to...
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senate, first elected back in 1972 and severed several terms in the u.s. senate and this bible has gotten some use and point out that vice-president biden is hoping this is not the last time the biden family bible is used for a swearing in. he may be one of those candidates four years from now, running for the big job. a lot is going to happen between now and 2016. we'll see whether or not he's one of the contenders then, but i bet while they're celebrating today, this is' thought and hoping to bring that bible back out. >> no doubt about it. he's made it clear he wants to run. >> and ed henry on the north lawn of the white house and the president sworn in around noon today you'll see that live and of course we're going to talk to the observatory and see joe biden take the oath of office. thank you very much. >> alisyn: and other stories making headlines yemen military officials say eight people have been killed in two suspected u.s. drone attacks late last night and two men reportedly members of al-qaeda one identified as ben-jameel. and at least three of
senate, first elected back in 1972 and severed several terms in the u.s. senate and this bible has gotten some use and point out that vice-president biden is hoping this is not the last time the biden family bible is used for a swearing in. he may be one of those candidates four years from now, running for the big job. a lot is going to happen between now and 2016. we'll see whether or not he's one of the contenders then, but i bet while they're celebrating today, this is' thought and hoping to...
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not just about winning elections and hitting the 65% issues in the polls. leadership is about going to the people you represent and telling them the truth, whether it's a convenient truth or not, and explaining to them these are our options and this is the one i think is the best one moving forward for our country and for you and ultimately in a republic people decide whether tle want to support that or not and then the country faces the consequences of the decision made or not made. do you get frustrated sometimes? more frustrating in a country where you wouldn't debate the issues and have a chance to go to people and explain what you stand for or worry about speaking your mind because you could be put in jail by the governing party. i'm grateful i live in a republic and what i believe is still the greatest country in the history of the world. >> greta: senator, nice to see you. >> thank you. now this, this is very he bizarre, a new mystery surrounding the chandra levy case, almost 12 years after the murder of the washington intern, information so big, it
not just about winning elections and hitting the 65% issues in the polls. leadership is about going to the people you represent and telling them the truth, whether it's a convenient truth or not, and explaining to them these are our options and this is the one i think is the best one moving forward for our country and for you and ultimately in a republic people decide whether tle want to support that or not and then the country faces the consequences of the decision made or not made. do you get...
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the most responsible thing any elected officials do is a budget. we move it to there too you don't if as the budget you don't get paid. thighs cuts go into effect the first of the month. >> you heard him talk about not getting pailed. it would withhold the pay for law americas if congress failed to pass a budget. it is burning, it stings. a third of the country gripped people waking up to what feels like an icebox. the weather blamed on at least four deaths. for more on the weather let's go maria molina she is talking about more than cold temperatures. >> good morning. we are seeing a lot of snowfall actually especially downwind of the great lakes. you get the cold air going in the great lakes and significant snowfall accumulations. it is across places in up state new york and in pennsylvania and erie. we are still expecting to see more snow today. we have lake-effect warnings in effect also advisories. talk about several more inches. in some places by the time the lake-effect snow is over as we head into later on today you are talking three feet o
the most responsible thing any elected officials do is a budget. we move it to there too you don't if as the budget you don't get paid. thighs cuts go into effect the first of the month. >> you heard him talk about not getting pailed. it would withhold the pay for law americas if congress failed to pass a budget. it is burning, it stings. a third of the country gripped people waking up to what feels like an icebox. the weather blamed on at least four deaths. for more on the weather let's...
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>> reporter: well, you recall that the elections, the battles i should say, richard murdoch and todd akin in indiana and missouri, those two guys were soundly defeated based on their pro-life stances in very inopportune comments they made about rape. the left used that to tremendous effect to diminish their chances but to tie them to the republican party as a whole. in that context it will be very interesting to see what rand paul has to say. he has his eyes set, perhaps, some are speculating on the white house in 2016. he has a bit more of a nuanced approach. he believes in the absolute pro-life position except in those cases of rape an incest. so we'll be watching what he has to say today. very, very closely. martha: doug, thank you very much. for more on the context of this, let's take a look at some of the numbers. bill: yeah, last year's march for life rally was estimated at 400,000 people. more state level restrictions on abortions were passed in 2012 than in any previous year. stats show the rate of abortions has been declining over the last decade. martha: new mexico lawmaker
>> reporter: well, you recall that the elections, the battles i should say, richard murdoch and todd akin in indiana and missouri, those two guys were soundly defeated based on their pro-life stances in very inopportune comments they made about rape. the left used that to tremendous effect to diminish their chances but to tie them to the republican party as a whole. in that context it will be very interesting to see what rand paul has to say. he has his eyes set, perhaps, some are...
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night in the country i had the opportunity to join the ambassador for a dinner with a number of newly elected libyan parliamentarians. they were optimistic about building a democracy, creating a vibrant economy, and restoring fundamental human rights for libyan people. he was as enthusiastic as they were about the prospect. there is no question he will be missed by all who knew him and who worked with him. one of the things that troubles me, madam secretary, is the hoops we on this committee have had to jump through to get to the facts surrounding the deaths of the public servants. the state department has delayed and delayed coming forth with information when this committee was finally presented with relevant data it had amounted to what could be called a document dump, hundreds of pages of paper in wide disarray in no particular order in terms of relevance or chronology often in duplicate but in different binders making it very difficult to locate documents that were of any help. our public servants if libya who were murdered on september 11th, and it is now january 23, more than four month
night in the country i had the opportunity to join the ambassador for a dinner with a number of newly elected libyan parliamentarians. they were optimistic about building a democracy, creating a vibrant economy, and restoring fundamental human rights for libyan people. he was as enthusiastic as they were about the prospect. there is no question he will be missed by all who knew him and who worked with him. one of the things that troubles me, madam secretary, is the hoops we on this committee...
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>> i think, look, we're going to have to win some elections and get people up here in both chambers that are going to take this issue seriously. >> greta: and all parties. >> i think in our party-- everybody knows it's inevitable. the time will come when we have to deal with the issues and the sooner we deal with it, the better off we'll be. if we deal with them now we deal with them on terms. the longer we wait to save medicare, the more disruptive it's going to be, the more complicated it's going to be, if we act now, we can save medicare in a way that doesn't change it at all for people like my mom. >> greta: and why doesn't -- i mean, everyone knows it's getting worse and the long her you wait the bigger the problem, but the politicians push it down every three or four months. if everybody knows that why is there-- >> because to be quite frank, you've got elements in that party that refuses virtually any changes to the spending programs. >> does your party have any responsibility in this at all. >> our debt is a bipartisan debt no doubt about it. and if people want bipartisanship, th
>> i think, look, we're going to have to win some elections and get people up here in both chambers that are going to take this issue seriously. >> greta: and all parties. >> i think in our party-- everybody knows it's inevitable. the time will come when we have to deal with the issues and the sooner we deal with it, the better off we'll be. if we deal with them now we deal with them on terms. the longer we wait to save medicare, the more disruptive it's going to be, the more...
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we celebrate the election of presidents, i'm just counting down the days to 2016 politically speaking. what do you think, congressman schweiker, is this going to help motivate the senate to get to a budget? >> i sure hope so. in many ways what you've seen the last two years, those of us in the republican house have been negotiating with ourselves. you know, you keep having folks say why can't you make this work, why can't you at least explain to the public what's really going on with the budget? how do you get there when you have a senate that refuses to do its job? >> that's a good point. how did they ever get away with this, congressman waldon, congressman schweiker, go ahead. >> they have a-- they said he we don't need to do a budget. harry reid and patty she said i'm the chairman of the committee and the jimmy buffet song, if the phone doesn't ring, it must be me. waiting-- >> one of the observations i had today and i thought my colleague charles krauthammer had a good point. obama laid down the gauntlet gave the most liberal partisan speech i can think of in our lifetime. now, an
we celebrate the election of presidents, i'm just counting down the days to 2016 politically speaking. what do you think, congressman schweiker, is this going to help motivate the senate to get to a budget? >> i sure hope so. in many ways what you've seen the last two years, those of us in the republican house have been negotiating with ourselves. you know, you keep having folks say why can't you make this work, why can't you at least explain to the public what's really going on with the...
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. >> sean: they couldn't admit it was terrorism because theys were in the middle of an election. >> that statement is incredible to me. hillary is a very smart woman. she has know to figure out why this attack took place. if you have any hopes of preventing another attack. there's a difference between a single murder than a murder committed by the mafia and 30 people. >> sean: and if it's a spontaneous event they're not responsible. if it's terrorism and they did not listen-- >> and when you go over the testimony, that's what this is all about. this is all about the obama narrative that we heard in the inaugural address, no more wars. the world is at peace because he got bin laden. meanwhile, it it looks like we're looking at a more dangerous world now. we're looking at a proliferating al-qaeda in all different forms, proliferating islamist extremism. and i thought algeria was leading from behind, in libya and-- >> mr. mayor, always good to see you. >> i'm as perplexed as you are. >> sean: you figure out this motivation, call me. >> promise, deal. >> sean: and coming up, liz cheney and r
. >> sean: they couldn't admit it was terrorism because theys were in the middle of an election. >> that statement is incredible to me. hillary is a very smart woman. she has know to figure out why this attack took place. if you have any hopes of preventing another attack. there's a difference between a single murder than a murder committed by the mafia and 30 people. >> sean: and if it's a spontaneous event they're not responsible. if it's terrorism and they did not listen--...
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the problem was the obama administration hit the ball during the election. they wouldn't tell the states what they were going to be responsible for. as a result, governors did not want to sign up for this thing in early november. as a consequence, now that task has shifted to the federal government and they're no way in the world up to that task. >> brian: the supreme court says states do not have to and a lot of them are saying, like texas, thank you, but no thanks. >> that's absolutely correct. >> brian: congressman, always great having you on. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> brian: 18 after the hour. up next, one of our favorite "fox & friends" friends. angie harmon. she is here live pretending as if i'm not looking at her. i know. i could see you. then this guy busted his way into a home, shooting up the place. so who helped crack the case? a dog. even the real cops can't believe it. one. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to remember with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on
the problem was the obama administration hit the ball during the election. they wouldn't tell the states what they were going to be responsible for. as a result, governors did not want to sign up for this thing in early november. as a consequence, now that task has shifted to the federal government and they're no way in the world up to that task. >> brian: the supreme court says states do not have to and a lot of them are saying, like texas, thank you, but no thanks. >> that's...
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one of the things that turnaround when ronald reagan was elected and inaugurated. bill: that is a fascinating point. when you see the hot spots popping up around the world, whether this administration is willing to engage there and continue to pull in domestically. >> right. bill: it will be fascinating to watch, steve. if we choose the latter, what happens then? you heard what hillary clinton said yesterday, when the america is engaged the world is a better place. that is essentially her message at one point. stephen hayes, thanks to you in washington. what do you think. hem ear@foxnews.com. and on twitter, follow me @billhemmer. bya. we have one of those in 40 minutes for a lawmaker on debt and deficit spending that we're mixing up at 16.4 trillion. all yours. martha: hopeful. it is about the economy that is bad here in the united states. we'll tell you where unemployment just hit 26%. you don't wan to be there, folks. >>> plus kapernicking? that is what he is doing, the 49ers quarterback. that little craze right now sweeping the nation. why it is now a legal ter
one of the things that turnaround when ronald reagan was elected and inaugurated. bill: that is a fascinating point. when you see the hot spots popping up around the world, whether this administration is willing to engage there and continue to pull in domestically. >> right. bill: it will be fascinating to watch, steve. if we choose the latter, what happens then? you heard what hillary clinton said yesterday, when the america is engaged the world is a better place. that is essentially her...
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. >> shepard: tonight governor schwarzenegger is the governor elect of california. >> as he took office, the now former actor cracked a joke of his own. >> makeup, please. [ laughter ] >> at one point schwarzenegger's approval rating reached 65% but by the time he level office it was down to 22%. that was before the scandal. >> i just created a huge screw up. i had this child and, it destroyed my family. >> his wife maria shriver lift him after he admitted to having an affair and a love child. so for arnold schwarzenegger, it's back to the basics. >> your shoe is bigger than a car. >> the 65-year-old said he continued his come back after playing a big part in the expendables movie. >> you have a little bit of insecurity. wonder will they still accept me? am i welcome to that club? and i was. >> he says the movie business is now sizzling for him. he has already shot several films and says he is considering offers for more. >> it was passionate and had a lot of fun. before i became governor, i have down four movies since i have finished the governorship i have been having a great time. >>
. >> shepard: tonight governor schwarzenegger is the governor elect of california. >> as he took office, the now former actor cracked a joke of his own. >> makeup, please. [ laughter ] >> at one point schwarzenegger's approval rating reached 65% but by the time he level office it was down to 22%. that was before the scandal. >> i just created a huge screw up. i had this child and, it destroyed my family. >> his wife maria shriver lift him after he admitted to...
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i knew him on july 7th when i went to libya to observe the elections, and at that time on july 7th he expressed to me his deep and grave concerns about security, particularly in benghazi. and he continued to communicate with the state department, and i don't know who else was privy to those cables of his deep concern about the security there and the need for additional assistance. and i will argue with facts, that after that event took place, after the fall of gadhafi the quote soft footprint was partially to some degree responsible for the tragedy that took place. the american people, and the families of these four brave americans still have not go got gotten the answers that they deserve. i hope that they will get them. >> well, senator i understand your very, very strong feelings, you knew chris, you were a friend of chris, you were one ever the staunchest supporters of the efforts to dislodge gadhafi and try to give the libyan people a chance, and we just have a disagreement. we have a disagreement about what did happen, and when it happened with respect to explaining the sequence
i knew him on july 7th when i went to libya to observe the elections, and at that time on july 7th he expressed to me his deep and grave concerns about security, particularly in benghazi. and he continued to communicate with the state department, and i don't know who else was privy to those cables of his deep concern about the security there and the need for additional assistance. and i will argue with facts, that after that event took place, after the fall of gadhafi the quote soft footprint...
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al franken is up for re-election. today he put out statement saying in principle he supports a ban on assault weapons but didn't say he supports legislation to do that. what the fear is i'm told by one top democratic senator an assault weapons ban suggests the president is taking weapons away that plays into republican arguments like marco rubio who said this today on fox. >> there is a second amendment. i didn't write the constitution. i believe in it. if you are going to do anything that impacts it. it better make some sense. here is the problem that i have by the president's own admission, the things that they're putting forward would have done nothing to prevent what happened, for example, in connecticut. >> and that's why top democratic senator is telling me privately he thinks it's much more likely that the president will not get a ban on assault weapons. but, instead, will get something that's less controversial like a national background check, having a system like that. that's more likely to go through, bill.
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we need to hold, hold our elected officials and specifically this administration accountable. jon: so more than four months out from the benghazi attack you're not confident that anyone will be brought it justice? >> no. i am not. and i wasn't, i don't feel anymore reassured after talking to the secretary of state this morning. jon: wyoming senator john barosso. a republican. thank you. >> thank you, jon. jon: we will have continuing coverage of the senate hearings which transfer over to the house later this afternoon on what happened in benghazi. secretary of state clinton will testify in front of a house committee a little more than two hours from now. back in a moment with more more "happening now" eufrpblgtsz rick folbaum in the control courtroom getting ready for a brand-new hour, including round 2 of hillary clinton khreupb's testimony. we watched th testimony. brutal cold weather smacking a large chunk -frp the country. snow is in the forecast as well. how much and when can we expect things to warm up a little bit. we have the forecast for you. we know the important rol
we need to hold, hold our elected officials and specifically this administration accountable. jon: so more than four months out from the benghazi attack you're not confident that anyone will be brought it justice? >> no. i am not. and i wasn't, i don't feel anymore reassured after talking to the secretary of state this morning. jon: wyoming senator john barosso. a republican. thank you. >> thank you, jon. jon: we will have continuing coverage of the senate hearings which transfer...
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>> tucker: campaign team got president obama elected twice being organized into tax exempt political group. >> the team organizing for action familiar faces robert gibbs, campaign manager. messina. david axelrod and stefanie cutter. >> we heard from gibbs this week on this particular issue if the nra wants to put forward their list we have got our own list. if they want to fight us on this, bring it on because we have got our own list. they are mobilizing because they think they have the people and numbers hind them to do it? >> fine. this is america. people have the right to organize. they have the right to express themselves but i do find one point of this very very amazingly ironic. he they are tax exempt. i thought we were all supposed to be patriotic and pay our fair share. why would the president set up an organization that specifically uses that loophole in the law that allows them to be tax exempt when they could be paying their fair share because this is a multi-million-dollar operation, right? so that puts them in the 1% of organizations across america. i say, mr. president
>> tucker: campaign team got president obama elected twice being organized into tax exempt political group. >> the team organizing for action familiar faces robert gibbs, campaign manager. messina. david axelrod and stefanie cutter. >> we heard from gibbs this week on this particular issue if the nra wants to put forward their list we have got our own list. if they want to fight us on this, bring it on because we have got our own list. they are mobilizing because they think...
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>> right around election time. because i don't want to hide about it, like especially with twitter and social networks these days, people are very -- they want to know who you voted for, what are you doing? what do you think about this or that? so i pick and choose what i want to answer. i decided to answer who i was voting for. >> steve: in fact, in november you tweeted, finish the sentence formee being a republican in hollywood is like blank. >> yes. then i left that. i think that sat in my twitter feed for a day and then i said, i'm voting romney. and then that just got a lot of backlash. but also a lot of love. so the country is divided. of course, some people are going to hate what i said and some will love it. i didn't say anything about my political -- why i voted this way. i just said who. so i think i have a right as an american to do that. >> brian: so the big debate in this country is on gun control after the tragedy in newtown. the president came out with a budge of executive orders. he wants to revamp
>> right around election time. because i don't want to hide about it, like especially with twitter and social networks these days, people are very -- they want to know who you voted for, what are you doing? what do you think about this or that? so i pick and choose what i want to answer. i decided to answer who i was voting for. >> steve: in fact, in november you tweeted, finish the sentence formee being a republican in hollywood is like blank. >> yes. then i left that. i...
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he did a great job of getting our voters on election day, but he gave over 50 speeches in 2009 about obamacare and never once moved the needle of public opinion on obamacare. he is not merely the salesman of people who already think he is. jon: every time he wanted to give a primetime speech, that didn't seem to have a great effect either. >> yes, he kept thinking that the more cowbell approach everything was the answer. but it's a lame duck and he has to go to the states that voted for mitt romney in the election to have the public put pressure on our senators to back them on an issue that they do not want to back him on. i kind of feel sorry for joe biden. i think he is sincere in all this, but he is out there with a dog of an issue politically. he wants to run in 2016 and he is stuck doing this while hillary clinton is going to cohost 60 minutes with barack obama this sunday. i am sure he is very bitter about that. jon: that is why we have the vice president giving helpful device that if you really want to protect yourself, go buy a shotgun. that way he can work both sides of the
he did a great job of getting our voters on election day, but he gave over 50 speeches in 2009 about obamacare and never once moved the needle of public opinion on obamacare. he is not merely the salesman of people who already think he is. jon: every time he wanted to give a primetime speech, that didn't seem to have a great effect either. >> yes, he kept thinking that the more cowbell approach everything was the answer. but it's a lame duck and he has to go to the states that voted for...
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>> this is a line preceding the election that that's what he was doing through the whole fiscal cliff debate and i really don't think that during that debate, that's what he was doing, i think it was just sort of gravy for him, that he was destroying them and i think that the republicans, frankly, are doing a really good job of destroying themselves and obama doesn't have to do much. but now looking forward, i think he probably has figured out that it's in his interest to divide them as much as he can. and i don't think there's anything that's unusual for among politicians and you have people like, you know, cbs' political director writing that's what he should do. i don't think it's exactly a re. >> megyn: what is wrong-- two questions for you, monica, what is wrong with the tea party in the house maintaining their ideological stripes and digging in their heels and saying, no, we're not going to compromise, our constituents don't want us to compromise so-- and what is wrong with the president's response, fine, i'm going to try and divide and conquer you and have the american people v
>> this is a line preceding the election that that's what he was doing through the whole fiscal cliff debate and i really don't think that during that debate, that's what he was doing, i think it was just sort of gravy for him, that he was destroying them and i think that the republicans, frankly, are doing a really good job of destroying themselves and obama doesn't have to do much. but now looking forward, i think he probably has figured out that it's in his interest to divide them as...
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democrats in conservative red leaning states up for re-election in the senate. they will not be voting for an assault weapons ban. assault weapons ban simply doesn't have vote to pass. other things done, background checks, restrictions on high past magazines? absolutely. tough spot for harry reid. he wants to keep the majority and republicans feel that democrats could overreach. this could be a political win for them. but the president will push very heart, no doubt about it. jon: he says he will push very hard. he promised that yesterday. he will do everything in necessary power to get things done. one of the things in his power is pick up the phone and call harry reid i need this out of the senate. i need to you approve this. >> that's right. the president will have to make some calls to these conservative-leaning democrats who will be on the fence. that is not something he did in his first term. he will have to really push this. this could be a win-win for the white house they ask for everything, don't get everything and blame congress for only getting a few
democrats in conservative red leaning states up for re-election in the senate. they will not be voting for an assault weapons ban. assault weapons ban simply doesn't have vote to pass. other things done, background checks, restrictions on high past magazines? absolutely. tough spot for harry reid. he wants to keep the majority and republicans feel that democrats could overreach. this could be a political win for them. but the president will push very heart, no doubt about it. jon: he says he...